Lenovo Thinkpad T61 646501U 15.4-inch Laptop (1.8 GHz Intel Core 2 Duo T7100 Processor, 1 GB RAM, 120 GB Hard Drive, XP Professional) | List Price: $1,330.89
Discount Price: $1,195.00
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Brand: Lenovo
Binding: Personal Computers
Warranty: 1 year warranty
Features: - Box Contents - ThinkPad T61 646501U Notebook, Lithium-ion Battery Pack, AC power adapter, Power Cord, Software Bundle - Windows XP Professional, 1-Year Limited Warranty
- Intel Core 2 Duo T7100 1.8GHz Processor
- 2 MB L2 Cache 800MHz Bus speed
- 1024MB DDR2 (PC2-5300) RAM (MAX 4GB)
- 120GB (5400RPM) Hard Drive
Essentially Dead on Arrival [Posted on 2007-11-28]
Needed an XP machine and bought the T61. On first boot up, I got the error message: TPM device unable to communicate... and so I followed the instructions in the on line help which indicated the TPM chip had been deactivated and I should go into the BIOS and activate it. Well, I did that and then the computer just beeped at me and did nothing else and was as dead as a doorstop.
Another defect is that as shipped, every time you load IE7 and first open a tab, there is about a 3 second delay which has to do with redundant security checking as configured by Lenovo. (There is a workaround posted on the Internet.) I can't imagine what they were thinking to ship a notebook which throws in a 3 second delay every time you open Internet Explorer. I also can't imagine not turning on the computer before shipping it to me and seeing that error messages were coming up.
Finally, I purchased a 1 year onsite service agreement but the tech support personnel said they had no record of it even though it is clearly marked on my invoice and so they would not send a tech person out. Instead, they told me it needed a new mainboard and I could ship the unit back and wait for them to fix it.
Well, I summarize:
1) Purchased "ONSITE" warranty but the company refused to send a technician out for a nearly DOA machine.
2) As configured, there is an annoying 3 second delay every time you open a new tab in IE7.
3) Machine shipped with a defective TPM security chip and it appears the manufacturer never even turned the computer on to test the inital bootup and see the error message.
does the job, tough laptop [Posted on 2008-08-28]
this is one solid laptop, what with the built in lcd and body rollcage and the hard drive airbags you cant go wrong. the cooling system is top of the line and very quiet. all of these factors mean that your investment will last! if your computer ever does crash, with the push of a button your computer is restored os and all! The keyboard is probably the best designed laptop keyboard out there and it even has a built in drain. If you ever happen to spill liquid on it, it will just drain out the bottom
really the only cons i found was that it is a must that you add more ram, it will improve performance greatly and it is actually very easy to do.
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